Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 347,969 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 347,969 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 347,969 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82,334 number, in 1997.
That places Türkiye 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 130,664 number | — |
| 1995 | 137,732 number | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 82,334 number | -40.2% |
| 2000 | 148,183 number | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 150,282 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 152,890 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 160,014 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 167,949 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 185,317 number | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 187,665 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 191,041 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 196,713 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 206,862 number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 222,705 number | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 235,814 number | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 254,895 number | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 278,641 number | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 298,378 number | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 333,040 number | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 347,969 number | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116,910 number | 82,334 number | 137,732 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 171,117 number | 148,183 number | 196,713 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 272,288 number | 206,862 number | 347,969 number | 8 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye was 347,969 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 347,969 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,334 number in 1997.
- How does Türkiye rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.